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A review by avvid
Five Days: The Fiery Reckoning of an American City by Erica L. Green, Wes Moore
4.0
I was glad to have learned about the events of five days in baltimore that followed the death of freddie gray while he was in the custody of the BPD. The narrative itself is a little (well, very, tbh) choppy, due to the authors’ efforts to base their work on interviews with 7 different people affected by the events. It just didn’t flow very well for me.
But it still manages to make clear that poverty and wealth/income inequality are significant and growing problems that have far reaching consequences. I would recommend that everyone read the epilogue for a good summary of the salient points made in the body of the book. The narrative itself i didn’t find to be super compelling, but it was a quick and easy read, and it held my interest well enough, i suppose. The main narrative may be more appealing to readers who enjoy the blow-by-blow of events as they’re unfolding, or who have a personal connection to baltimore.
There is something here to edify all of us, so i don’t think you will regret picking this one up. You’ll come away a better citizen for having read it, even if it doesn’t end up in your top 10 list.
But it still manages to make clear that poverty and wealth/income inequality are significant and growing problems that have far reaching consequences. I would recommend that everyone read the epilogue for a good summary of the salient points made in the body of the book. The narrative itself i didn’t find to be super compelling, but it was a quick and easy read, and it held my interest well enough, i suppose. The main narrative may be more appealing to readers who enjoy the blow-by-blow of events as they’re unfolding, or who have a personal connection to baltimore.
There is something here to edify all of us, so i don’t think you will regret picking this one up. You’ll come away a better citizen for having read it, even if it doesn’t end up in your top 10 list.